Arney:

Yup, I have to check everything, and a surprising number of things use high fructose corn sweeteners, even many salad dressings, ketchup, and bottled drinks (including Coke, Pepsi, and lots of fruit drinks). There is quite a backlash developing against corn sweeteners, right or wrong. I'm noticing a number of products on the shelf now, like Heinz Ketchup for example, that have versions that have emblazoned on the labels, "No high fructose corn sweeteners."

This, of course, is great for me. Ketchup is one of my essential food groups. Also, in this area, it's relatively easy to get Coke and Pepsi (and other soft drinks) bottled in Mexico, that are sweetened only with cane sugar.

Of course, my understanding is that corn sweeteners get broken down by the body into glucose and sucrose just like cane sugar, and the advocates of corn sweeteners with a financial stake are quick to point that out. However, they don't address the issue of allergic reactions (or intolerance) to the stuff.